Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 4.4, Problem 3TC
Using Fig. E4 4. plot the changes in each country over the 40-year period shown and use a ruler to create a trend line to predict the meat consumption per person in each country in the years 2020. 2030. 2040. and 2050 if the current trends continue. Would the ranking of the countries change over this period? Now look up the current population of each of these countries and determine which is the largest total meat consumer. Was this true in 1980?
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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